faultless

adj

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"faultless" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“faultless” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,056. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,056
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without fault; free from defect or error.

Corpus desk

Index EN-faultless · faultless · English

faultless · rank #47,056 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,056
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fatherly

Nearest frequency peer: fatherly (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “faultless”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “faultless” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

faultless vs fruitless
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for faultless
PropertyValue
Headwordfaultless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,056
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “faultless”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).faultlesslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fatherly” (#47,055), “feedstock” (#47,057), “fancier” (#47,054). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “faultless” is #47,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around faultless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,056 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Without fault; free from defect or error.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for faultless, with forms such as "afultless", "falutless", and "faulltess". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fruitless", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fault + -less. The correct English form is faultless, spelled F-A-U-L-T-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Without fault; free from defect or error.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how faultless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. faultless effort
  2. faultless performance

Etymology

From fault + -less.

Antonyms

defectivefaultyfaultfulfallible

This word in other languages

impecable(Español)impeccable(Français)fehlerfrei(Deutsch)impecável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afultless
  • falutless
  • faulltess
  • faulltless
  • faultelss
  • faultles
  • faultlless
  • faultlses
  • faulttless
  • fautlless
  • ffaultless
  • fualtless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faultless - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afultless2falutless2faulltess2faulltless1faultelss2faultles1faultlless1faultlses2
Edit distance from "faultless"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faultless"?
"faultless" is spelled F-A-U-L-T-L-E-S-S.
What does "faultless" mean?
As an adjective, "faultless" means: Without fault; free from defect or error.
What words are commonly confused with "faultless"?
"faultless" is commonly confused with "fruitless". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "faultless"?
From fault + -less. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faultless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feedstock#47,057Garfunkel#47,067impetuous#47,113indignity#47,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

chaining12 variantslegation12 variantsbriskly12 variantsmillimetre12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list